1st Proposition Speech1. Statement of the Resolution

2. Definition of Essential Terms (should be clear to the average person)

3. Outline Arguments/Pillars

4. Expand Arguments (evidence / proof)

5. Accept 2 POIs

1st Proposition Speech1. Statement of the Resolution

2. Definition of Essential Terms (should be clear to the average person)

3. Outline Arguments/Pillars

4. Expand Arguments (evidence / proof)

5. Accept 2 POIs

1st Opposition Speech1. Statement of the Resolution

2. Respond to Definition of Essential Terms

• Most teams will accept the terms as defined

• Can challenge the terms if unreasonable

• If this happens, judges decide which terms are more reasonable (still possible for Aff. to win).

3. Clash with Proposition’s Arguments/Plan

4. Outline Own Arguments

5. Expand Arguments (evidence and proof)

6. Accept a total of 2 POIs

2nd Proposition Speech

1. Clash with 1st Opposition Arguments

2. Restate Proposition Arguments

3. Outline Final Arguments / Proof

4. Accept 2 POIs

2nd Opposition Speech

1. Clash with Proposition Arguments

2. Restate Opposition Arguments

3. Outline Final Arguments / Evidence

4. Accept 2 POIs

Building a government case Make standalone contentions Don't make them rely on each

other Keep up to date Don’t skew the definitions to

much to your side

Building a government case cont. You have something to prove Need for change, what’s wrong with the

status quo Outline your plan, what’s good about it, why

does it work? Think about your alternatives, why is your

solution better?

What’s in a model?

Who – TH, actors, etc. What – what are the actors doing When – what is your timeframe Where – this is pretty obvious, c’mon. How – A basic plan, it’s not enough to

say that you’re going to. Why – your contentions

What’s NOT in a model?

Funding Nitty gritty legislation If you’re proposing an invasion, you don’t

need the battle plans! Let the experts deal with it

Cats

Building the opposition case You cannot win with just clash OPP needs constructive points as to

why the resolution should not pass Think about what the gov’t might do,

what is their model going to be? Don’t make everything about the

practicality of the resolution, try and focus more on logic and argumentation

What is an argument

Paradigm (your ideology and values) Premises (your basic starting point)

Conclusion (argument ends here, this is what you proved)

Socrates is a man all men are mortal

therefore Socrates is mortal

Where do you build arguments from? SPERM (Social/Political/Economic,

Environmental/Regional/Moral, Military) Forgotten actors Statistics are useful support, but make

them relevant to your argument Don’t build your case around evidence

Argument Progression

SEXL (Statement, Explanation, Example, Link)

Don’t base your entire case on making a lot of beautiful statements, without explanations and examples it’s useless

Continuously ask yourself “WHY?” (we must go deeper)

Premises should flow, make sure they can all be intertwined

What’s an argument and what’s a subpoint? An argument: stands on it’s own,

contains subpoints A subpoint: part of an argument, isn’t

convincing on it’s own, a part of a series of gears

Group together your subpoints and make broad but through arguments

Hung cases, attack the weak point for massive damage What is that? An entire case where all

arguments rely on a single idea This is bad because if they take down that

one idea then their entire case is done Example: THBT Macs are better then PCs,

Argument: Macs are more beautifully designed then PCs

Assumption: Everyone has the same idea of beauty

Conclusion

Paradigm -> Premises -> Conclusion Make a good model Support your statement OPP can’t just clash Always ask “WHY” Don’t rely on assumptions Always defend your arguments Be confident, enjoy yourself, good luck.